Evanston Fire Dept to Hold Open Houses to Mark Fire Prevention Week Oct. 2
Fire Department Open Houses
To kick-off Fire Safety Month, the Evanston Fire and Life Safety Services will be holding open houses at all five of its fire stations
throughout the City on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Meet the firefighters and see up close fire engines, fire trucks, ambulances and all the equipment they use to keep the Evanston community safe!
All residents are invited to stop by and learn what it is like to live and work in a fire station!
For additional information, contact Captain Geoffrey Block at 847/866-5936 or gblock@cityofevanston.org.
Fire Stations:
- Station 1 - 1332 Emerson
- Station 2 - 702 Madison
- Station 3 - 1105 Central
- Station 4 - 1817 Washington
- Station 5 - 2830 Central
Fire Prevention Week October 3-9
Fire Prevention Week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire - the two day blaze that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 plus homeless and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings on October 8-9, 1871.
The tragedy inspired reform across America, spurring new fire safety codes and public awareness campaigns.
Each October, the National Fire Prevention Association sponsors a fire prevention campaign to highlight the importance of fire safety education.
This year's theme focuses on how smoke alarms save lives and should be installed and maintained in every home. Motivating people to install these early warning devices and teaching them how to choose, install and maintain them for maximum protection is a proactive change we can make happen.